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83 Adams-Shaw House 1601 Shaw Dr. This house was erected about 1876 for George H. Adams (1842-1920), a rancher and former Texas Ranger, whose cattle brand was carved into the front ... 17423 Antioch Cemetery S on FM 1467, 1 mi. E on CR 294 This burial ground has served the community of Antioch since the late 19th century. In December 1880, W.H. and Mattie l. Grazier, early area settlers, ...

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12959 Bangs Cemetery SE part of city, bounded by 4th, 6th, and Goodwin streets Bangs Cemetery Established 1905 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002 296 Bangs Public Schools Bangs High School, Third Street, one block north of US 67 The town of Bangs was established on the route of the Santa Fe Railroad, which deeded land to the city for a school. The first school building, a ... 18440 Blake Cemetery May In the late nineteenth century, the migration of people into Brown County grew and new communities developed, such as the Hog Valley Community. By ... 14311 Blanket 719 Main Local tradition states that Blanket Creek received its name in 1852, when a group of surveyors came upon a band of Tonkawa Indians who had been caught ... 15907 Blanket Cemetery 8046 CR 619 13119 Brooke Smith Brownwood, 600A E. Depot St. One of ten children, Brooke Smith was born in 1853 to Paulina Thilman (Doswell) and John Snelson Smith, Jr. In Hanover County, Virginia. The family ... 528 Brown County Roadside park, west of Pecan Bayou Bridge, on US 67/84 at east city limits Created August 27, 1856; Organized March 21, 1857. Named for Capt. Henry S. Brown; came to Texas in 1824; Indian trader and fighter, commanded a ... 23448 Brown County Jail Brown County Museum of History, NW corner N. Broadway St. and N. Center Ave. 27" x 42" marker on post and RTHL medallion on building. In 1901, Brown County commissioners determined their 1881 jail no longer met the needs of the county, and voters authorized the issuance of bonds ... 11768 Brownwood Harvey House adjacent to the Santa Fe Passenger Depot Built in 1914 immediately east of the Brownwood Santa Fe Railroad Depot, this was one of a series of restaurants operated along the Santa Fe line ... 12464 Brownwood Santa Fe Passenger Depot on Washington Ave., between E. Depot and E. Adams streets Railroad construction began in Brown County in 1884, and the first train arrived in Brownwood in 1885. This depot was designed by Jarvis Hunt of ...

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655 Camp Collier, C.S.A. Brown County Courthouse, Broadway and Center, Brownwood Located 13 mi. southwest, this camp was one of a chain of Texas frontier posts a day's horseback ride apart from the Red River to the Rio Grande. ... 17341 Charlie Webb and John Wesley Hardin 2702 Hwy 377S. John Wesley Hardin was one of the most notorious outlaws of the Old West and Charlie Webb was a Brown County Sheriff’s Deputy who was shot and killed ... 882 City of Brownwood Roadside Park, west of Pecan Bayou Bridge on US 67/84 on Early-Brownwood line (first site 1 mile E; second, 5 miles SE, present location) Settled 1857. Acquired a post office 1858. An oil vein ruined 1860s water well of townsite ... 3279 Coggin Academy-McClelland Library on campus of Howard Payne University -- 931 Coggin and Parks Building 115 S. Broadway Brothers Samuel R. Coggin (1831-1915) and Moses J. "Mody" Coggin (1824-1902), prominent area ranchers, business leaders, and philanthropists, in ... 11769 Connell Cemetery 3 mi. SE of Brownwood on FM 2525, right on CR just before FM 2126 William Connell came to Texas with his family in 1834. He later served in the Republic of Texas Army, the Texas Rangers, and the Confederate Army. ... 14008 Courthouses of Brown County NE corner S. Broadway and N. Fisk streets (Rotary Plaza) Brown County, created in 1856 and organized two years later, has had four courthouses. Pioneer settler Welcome William Chandler donated land for ... 1119 Cross Cut Cemetery SH 279, 24 miles northwest of Brownwood Settlement began in this area of Brown County after the Civil War when several families from southern states moved here. They formed a community, ...

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1165 Daniel Baker College 1320 Austin Ave. Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and named for early Texas circuit-riding minister Daniel Baker (1791-1857), this institution was founded ... 13605 Dr. Mollie W. Armstrong Austin Avenue at Avenue C Dr. Mollie W. Armstrong (January 23, 1875-May 23, 1964). Mary Elizabeth (Mollie) Wright Armstrong was instrumental in establishing optometry as a ...

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1458 Elkins Cemetery from Brownwood take FM 2524 to CR 267. Follow CR 267 about 10 miles southeast; turn onto CR 264, and continue .2 miles to cemetery This cemetery traces its origin to 1876, when noted pioneer minister Noah T. Byars helped establish Live Oak Baptist Church. That year, Civil War ... 22743 Emanuel Chapel United Methodist Church marker pending marker pending 1507 Eureka Cemetery from Blanket take CR 331 2 miles west, turn south on CR 327 .5 mile to cemetery According to local tradition the settlers who established the town of Blanket (2 miles east) about 1870 named it for a Native American blanket they ... 17456 Eureka Cemetery Texas cemetery medallion Texas cemetery medallion

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1552 Fairview Cemetery from Brownwood take SH 279 north about 15.5 miles; turn west on FM 1850, cross FM 585 to CR 108/110 intersection - marker at back of cemetery This community cemetery has served the people of rural Brown County for more than a century. James Jackson Martin (1847-1898) and Daniel Hulse (1822-1880) ... 1612 First Baptist Church of Bangs Second and Goodwin Streets, Bangs (south of tracks) This congregation traces its history to 1883, when the Rev. A R. Watson and a small group of worshipers formed a Baptist congregation in the community ... 1686 First Baptist Church of Zephyr Dillon Ave. and Second St. (US 183), Zephyr The organizational meeting for this congregation was held at the home of John J. Driskill in 1886. The twelve charter members were first led by Pastor ...

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23650 George Edward Smith 1004 Cordell St., Brownwood Born into slavery sometime between 1845-1852 in Stafford County, Virginia, George Edward Smith enlisted in the Army’s 9th Calvary in 1869. The Ninth ... 17359 Greenleaf Cemetery 2701 Hwy 377 South Greenleaf Fisk, a pioneer who later would be known as the “Father of Brownwood,” gave the city five acres in 1868 for a public burial ground. It ... 2273 Greenleaf Fisk Courthouse square, Center and Broadway, Brownwood "Father of Brownwood" (1807-1888) Donor of present townsite of Brownwood, Fisk was noted as a soldier, public servant, surveyor, and businessman. ... 23522 Greenleaf Fisk House 418 Milton Ave. Battle of San Jacinto veteran Greenleaf Fisk (1807-1888) immigrated to Texas in 1834 from Milton, Kentucky. He and his wife, Mary Hawkins, moved ...

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17641 "Hey Paula" Howard Payne University campus, south side of Austin and Center avenues It is estimated that the song “Hey Paula” has been played almost every day somewhere in the world since it was recorded in the fall of 1962. The ... 2426 Heflin Cemetery from Brownwood take US 183 north about 11 miles, turn onto FM 1467, continue for 2 miles to cemetery gate - marker is at cemetery William W. and Pency (Williams) Heflin settled here in 1875. According to local tradition the first burial was that of a child who died in 1876 from ... 2447 Henry Ford Greenleaf Cemetery, north section, US 377, Brownwood A native of Virginia, Henry Ford (c. 1845-1910) came to Texas in 1869 and worked as a cowboy on several central Texas ranches. He settled in Brownwood ... 2586 Howard Payne University Center Avenue near intersection with Austin Avenue, Brownwood The Pecan Valley Baptist Association was formed by representatives of Baptist congregations in this area in September 1876. Meeting at Indian Creek ...

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2668 J. A. Walker House 701 Center Ave. Brownwood businessman and civic leader J. A. Walker (d. 1944) built this home in 1901. A prominent Texas Baptist, he was an early benefactor to Howard ... 17364 Jenkins Springs Cemetery Turn off highway 377 North onto C. R. 292 go 5 miles down paved road and top of hill Jenkins Springs Cemetery on left JENKINS SPRINGS CEMETERY RICHARDSON JENKINS, ONE OF THE FIRST PIONEERS TO SETTLE IN BROWN COUNTY, PURCHASED A FARM JUST SEVEN MILES NORTHEAST OF ... 2821 John Wesley Malone Home 606 Coggin Ave. Pioneer ranchers Modie J. and Samuel R. Coggin began this house after 1874. They sold it in 1888 to John Wesley Malone (1858-1932), who added the ...

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2905 Katherine Anne Porter from Brownwood take US 377 south about 6 miles to marker, on west side of highway (May 15, 1890-September 18, 1980) Born Callie Russell Porter in Indian Creek, Katherine Anne Porter moved to Hays County with her family following ...

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3062 Lee Chapel A.M.E. Church 911 Beaver Named for Bishop Benjamin Franklin Lee (1841-1926), Lee Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1888. Led by the Rev. George E. ... 12876 Lost Creek Cemetery May, 6 mi. W on CR 411 The original Hog Creek Cemetery was established in the 1870s, about one-half mile southwest of this site; after only two burials, the community chose ... 3141 Lovell-Dobbs House Brown County Museum of History, on exhibit inside the building. The 1889 home (at 1306 Cottage St.) burned and the marker was moved here. Tom Lovell (1852-1911), a native of Scotland, constructed this home for his family about 1889. A contractor, he also built various public structures, ...

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23944 May Cemetery marker pending marker pending 12532 May United Methodist Church 18001 US 183 N Methodists in this area were initially served by circuit-riding preachers. First to come to the region in the 1860s was the Rev. Hugh M. Childress, ... 3523 Mud Creek Cemetery From Bangs take US 84 west one mile. Turn north onto FM 585, continue 1/2 mile past FM 2492. Turn west onto county road and continue one mile to cemetery. On south of highway through cattle guard. Named for nearby Mud Creek, this graveyard has served residents of the Thrifty and Fry communities for more than 100 years. The first person known ... 14019 Mullins Heritage Park 1.4 mi N, CR 105 at Jim Ned Creek In 1894, Brown County commissioners built a public road from Bangs to Cross Cut in the western part of the county. The chief crossing of Jim Ned ...

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16938 Old Gray Mare Band 600 East Depot Street The 142nd Infantry Band of the 36th division of the U. S. Army began during the first World War. Band leader R. Wright Armstrong reformed the group ...

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22773 Pleasant Valley Cemetery From May, S on US 183, turn right on FM 2273 and cemetery is 1/2 mile on right. In 1875, Robert Morrison English (1837-1910), his wife, Clarabelle Louisa (Stratham) English (1847-1914), and their children moved from Cape Girardeau, ... 24152 Presbyterians in Brownwood marker pending marker pending 13663 Prisoners of War at Camp Bowie SH 45 at T. R. Havins Terrys Unit, west of Indian Creek Road During World War II, Camp Bowie housed several thousand German prisoners of war. The first arrivals, many of whom were troops from General Rommel's ...

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4150 R. B. Rogers House 707 Center Ave. This Colonial Revival residence was constructed in 1904-05 by R. B. Rogers (d. 1935), a prominent local merchant and an active church and civic leader. ... 4294 Robert E. Howard Greenleaf Cemetery, near main gate, US 377, Brownwood. (January 24, 1906-June 11, 1936) Born in Parker County, Robert Ervin Howard grew up in the Brown and Callahan County communities of Cross Cut, Cross ... 12400 Rocky Creek Baptist Church from Brownwood, 8 miles northwest on SH 279 to CR 557 Eighteen people gathered under a brush arbor near Rocky Creek in Brown County on August 18, 1877, to organize a Baptist congregation. They called ... 14657 Rufus F. Hardin High School SW side Hall Street between Almond and Anderson streets George Smith, born a slave in Virginia, and later a Buffalo Soldier and school trustee in Tom Green County, arrived in Brownwood in 1885 and established ...

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13780 Salem Cemetery On CR 139, 2 mi. W of int. with FM 585 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005 (HTC medallion only) 4918 Site of World War II Camp Bowie At entrance to 36th Division Memorial Park, Burnett Street near Morris Sheppard Road, Brownwood Huge World War II training base, Camp Bowie was a home of the "Texas" 36th Division and trained many other units, including the "Dixie" 31st, 4th, ... 17000 Smith Cemetery Brownwood SMITH CEMETERY ESTABLISHED 1879 HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2010 5042 St. John's Episcopal Church Main and Depot Streets, Brownwood. --- 5168 Swinden Pecan Orchard From Brownwood city limits, go about 0.5 mile southeast on FM 2525. Pioneer in the improved-pecan industry of Texas; founded 1888 by English-born F. A. Swinden. He began cultivating the trees in this area, where they ...

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5377 The May Community US 183, at May Community Center, May Originally part of a Mexican land grant given to empresario John Cameron in 1827, May developed in the 1870s when several pioneer families settled ... 12550 The Rev. Dr. John David Robnett Howard Payne University campus, south side of Austin and Center avenues Founder of Howard Payne University, John David Robnett (1845-1898) was born in Missouri, where he was educated at Westminster and William Jewell ... 12549 The Rev. Noah Turner Byars Howard Payne University campus, south side of Austin and Center avenues Noah T. Byars (1808-1888) played an integral role in the establishment of the Baptist denomination in Texas. Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, ... 12598 Thrifty 10 miles northwest of Brownwood on SH 279, then 2.7 miles west on FM 2492 right-of-way at junction with county road 105 Once a thriving agricultural area and regional trade center, the community of Thrifty was established after the U. S. Army relocated Camp Colorado, ...

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2550 Veda Wells Hodge Center Avenue, Howard Payne University, Brownwood Alumna, trustee, benefactress of Howard Payne College. Born in Rising Star; daughter of a pioneer Baptist minister. Had teaching career before her ...

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5712 Walter U. Early at Early City Hall A native of Kentucky, Walter Urie Early (1868-1939) moved to Brownwood in 1893. He became a respected local attorney and in 1895 was elected city ... 23378 Weakley-Watson Building marker pending marker pending 5746 Welcome William Chandler Brown County Museum of History, S entrance facing N. Broadway St. Credited with being the first permanent settler and first farmer in Brown County, Welcome William Chandler (1813-1870) arrived in 1856 with his wife ... 5827 William Franklin Brown Jones Chapel Cemetery, County Road 346 off US 377, Early (Apr. 9, 1820 - Dec. 23, 1918) In 1857 Georgia native William Franklin Brown moved to this area, where he was a pioneer cotton farmer. The following ... 5862 Windham Cemetery From Brownwood take US 183 15 miles north. Turn west onto FM 2273, continue 9 miles, then go 1 mile south on FM 2559 to Fairview Cemetery. Named for early settler and cattle rancher S. R. Windham, this cemetery dates to 1879. The earliest documented grave is that of J. M. McPeeters, ... 5885 Wolf Valley Cemetery from May, take US 183 north about 3 miles This cemetery originally served pioneer settlers of the Wolf Valley community, which began about 1875. The earliest grave is that of S. T. Tollette, ...

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5948 Zephyr Cemetery in center of cemetery, at junction of US 183/84 and CR 259, just south of Zephyr The unincorporated town of Zephyr, located on land granted to early settlers Benjamin Head and Felix Wardziski, was established in the 1860s. As ... 17457 Zephyr Cemetery Texas cemetery medallion Texas cemetery medallion 5949 Zephyr Gospel Tabernacle SH 218, 1 block east of US 183, Zephyr In 1898 John N. Coffey (1847-1919) and John Schwalm (1825-1900) deeded this site for a community tabernacle. Townspeople donated labor and material ... 5951 Zephyr Presbyterian Church Bowsal and 2nd Streets, Zephyr The congregation of the Zephyr Presbyterian Church traces its history to 1890. In 1909 members of the church and community volunteers, with the assistance ...